top-dresses
Applies surface nutrients
Top-dresses is the third-person singular of top-dress, meaning to apply fertilizer, compost, or other material to the surface of soil or turf without working it in: She top-dresses the lawn every spring with a thin layer of compost.
The technique delivers nutrients gradually as the material breaks down.
Soil nutrient supplement
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- amendmentChange to official text
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
compost · nitrogen · phosphorus · potassium · NPK · urea · granular · pelletized
Protective plant bedding
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- fertilizeAdd nutrients to soil
- amendModify or correct
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
vermicompost · bone meal · blood meal · seaweed · perlite · humus · worm castings · organic matter
Decayed organic fertilizer
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
- amendmentChange to official text
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
minerals · microbes · earthworms · aeration · soil structure · water retention · pH balance · soil fertility
Soil nutrient supplement
- overseedSow into existing turf
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
- grass seedLawn planting material
compost · sod · dethatch · scarify · weed control · green-up · irrigation · sprinkler
fertilizer
Soil nutrient supplement
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- amendmentChange to official text
manure · compost · nitrogen · phosphorus · potassium · NPK · urea · granular · pelletized · slow-release
mulch
Protective plant bedding
manure · vermicompost · bone meal · blood meal · seaweed · perlite · humus · worm castings · organic matter · nutrients
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
- organic matterMaterial from living sources
- amendmentChange to official text
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
nutrients · minerals · microbes · earthworms · aeration · soil structure · water retention · pH balance · soil fertility · mulching
fertilizer
Soil nutrient supplement
grass seed · compost · sod · dethatch · scarify · weed control · green-up · irrigation · sprinkler · spreader
top-dressestills
Store money compartments
plows · digs in · subsoils · cultivates · incorporates
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